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Show I X ' s s s s s X s Xs O n"n s s' s The Squeeze: Increased Taxes Or A Plan To Make Better Use Of Present Resources 0 ' I ' ' ' . Should Utah try to squeeze out more tax dollars to up grade the present system of public education? v Stating that opposition to a staggered school schedule Is due to misconception and E. R. misunderstanding, Cox of E. R. Cox Associates, management consulting firm, released a detailed answer to opponents. He frankly termed It a measure to meet an emergency condition. Mr. Cox claimed the plan to use schools and personnel would eliminate year-rounew all almost school construction for several years and reduce the number of teachers needed by as much as while teachers 25 percent Or should state educators seek to Improve the quality of elementary and secondary education by making better use of the resources, facilities and people It has already. .. 4 , N w A Salt Lake management expert, who claims a school schedule would reduce state education expenditures by $10 to $20 million, has met opposition from some school administrafour-quart- er This week, he Issued a reply to critics and, at the same time, a challenge to state educators. salaries could be upped year. 83 S.) During any one quarter three-fourtof the students, would be In school and one- hs fourth would be on vacation. would be employed for a full 12 months 4.) Cox admits the plan calls for a certain amount of change In our traditional concept of public education, particularly .In the area of school vacations. However, we believe that when parents thoroughly understand the plan and the reasons for it, most of them will approve It. Parents, after all, are also taxpayers. In considering Utahs school problems, we must accept the unpleasant fact that any permanent solution under our present system ... will require that taxes be Increased. Teachers with three and of vacation. weels one-ha- lf CAREFUL STUDY PROPOSED The plan has received en- thusiastic endorsement from some quarters. The State Department of Public Instruction has called for a careful study of the proposal. Some school administrators costs however, have said would not be reduced, pointing to added administrative and maintenance expenses. Locally elected schoolboards, for the most part, are leery because they fear adverse parent reaction. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED Mr. Cox answered object - tlons point-by-pol- One drawback Is that many 1 2265 East 4800 South 35 The Homing After 1 By Let Kids Starve ? Southeast Salt Lakes Community Weekly Welfare Head Asks State Taps Welfare Pierre Picayune There are superstitious souls who say a full moon activates the zany Impulses In people. . .that some strange lunar force causes aU kinds of weird things to happen. Ask any Irishman and hell teU you that when the moon shines brightest Is when the leprechans are at their worst. Is there such a thing as moon fever? Most bartenders will attest to this belief, so will many cops.,J. .and so will Till youre a r, people-watche- sooner or later youll begin to believe It, too. Well, last week the moon as full. The almanac said so and our weeks crop of phone calls proved It. For Instance: A fellow people - watcher was chatting with the manager of a posh downtown motel about 10 A.M. last Sunday morning when they were approached by a a rural-appeari- ng young man. As he walked toward them, the manager Identified the lad as the losing half of a newlywed couple from a tiny, Isolated Idaho community. They a health problem, the union will pay for all medicine. A union spokesman said the local group ran out of funds during the first month of the strike so the International union Is now footing the bill. Utah State Welfare Commission chairman Lamont B. Gundersen said the board action was taken after the Attorney General ruled that any bonaflde resident of Utah Is entitled to benefits If he Is V. s .SNv v.- - X were celebrating their honeymoon with their first trip to the big city. The young man asked the I wonder If you manager, could do me a big favor? The Inn - keeper nodded that he might. ' "Well, the tenderfoot groom explained, theres a sign In our room that says check-o- ut time Is 12:30 P.M. have a long drive and been packed since eight this morning. I wonder If youd consider letting us leave now?" MISTAKEN IDENTITY? Residents of southeast Salt Lake are organizing for the second round of a year-lon- g battle with the Salt Lake City zoning commission and the Salt Lake Country Club. Homeowners In the neighborhood of 2760 South 2300 East are expected to appear In force at n informal hearing set for 3:30 P.M. today, Thursday, August 27. Theyll protest rezoning of 16 acres of country club property. The hearing will be held at 415 South 2nd East. IN A FOG Cj sure. Ex-S- alt Laker Helen Nlch-(Contln- Little Patty Culp winds up for spin that netted her one of four first places she won In recent Country Club Swim tournament. (For picture splash and story of tomorrow's swim greats, turn to Page 10.) THE WINDUP on Page 4) y $ Members of the Canyon Rim Betterment League want the land converted to park use. The site, now part of the country club, Is due to be from the balance lopped-o- ff of club property by freeway construction. Residents of the area say theyllobject bitterly to possible high - density development of their backyard. The land is question Is located north of 2760 South and east of 2300 East running to East. A candidate In the upcoming November election, who Is listed In Whos Who of American Women, would like to know whats what In the District 3 State Board of Ed- ucation race. She Is Mrs. James W. Ure HI, who filed as a can- didate from District 3 for the State Board of Education seat, Wednesday, August 26 She Is seeking the position held by Doctor Brown, who resigned, Friday, August 21, to make an unsuccessful bid for the presidency of Dixie Col- . hlgh-ts- e Up On July 23, 1963, neighboring homeowners mobbed an he apartments, Informal The R-- 2 catagory specifies that only one or two family dwellings may be built. mmrnmmmmimmmmmm The future of the property has been In the air for over a year. In May, 1963, a petition was filed to rezone the whole 16 acres to a. This is a designation allowing multiple unit development with up to 40 persons housed per acre and one and' one-ha- lf parking spaces provided per unit. Development proposed under this classification is also subject to approval of over -- Into halls and down the stairway, to protest. As a result, the commission asked the county club to attempt to work out details to the satisfaction of surrounding property owners. The pe- flowing medi- cal clinics, rest homes, pri -vate club or other multiple dwelling use. Housing for up to 80 persons per acre Is allowed with one parking space required for each unit. hearing, ' tition has been sitting files ever since. , In city In the meantime, Canyon Rim Betterment League members are" dangling also. The club 4us offered to sell six of their acres to the county recreation department at a reduced price If neighbors will withdraw their objections to rezoning H. lege. the zoning commission. In Its latest application filed June 10, 1964--tclub Is requesting that 10 acres be reclassified from R-- 2 to R-- 6, which allows construction of J One Bonnet In Race, Brown Cant Decide Television viewers this week learned to look for the smoke and theyd find Utahs delegation to the Democratic National Convention. The puffing 36 by 22 Inch Beehive Is the creation of Clifford Setzlol, 1948 Wilson Avenue. His Ingenuity has kept things buzzing newswlse and has pushed the Utah group Into the national spotlight. Originally designed for the 1960 conclave of loyal Democrats, the hissing hive has become a standard piece of equipment for the state delegation. The local designer said Republicans made a poor Imitation minus the smoke for their 1960 convention. He grinned, They didnt use It this year. Mr. Setzlol, who Is a District Six candidate for the state legislature, has been sketching special props and gimmicks for Democratic gatherings since 1929. 2700 ce Who's In , Out School Board Contest Cliffs Creation Wows Convention All Or Nothing? Club Offer Irks Neighbors Pro- es face-to-fa- Moroni bably those moon rays triggered this mess. A little pooch started to chew on a youngster of our acquaintance. When the public health officer arrived, the childs mother took him to the garage where she had locked up the beast On the way she began to describe the animal. Hes brown and small, she said. ' "Hes not a Pekingese, Is he? asked the health official Before she could answer, the garage door was opened and the little brown Pekingese came arunnlng to his master.. ...the public health officer. Doctors say they dont believe the moon has any effect on human behaviour. . . we know one who's check-Ti- g his almanac Just to be by the maze of political campaign and labels. . .youll want to sessions set to run through September and October In Cottonwood Mall. Top state and county can press. didates of both political parThen the public will take ties will come over to demand straight-forwar- d to discuss their views. After answers to the pressing a short debate period, theyll problems of the state and answer questions from the (Continued on Page 4) counter-charg- formerly 0We e if you get confused statements,' attend a series of starve? Actually, he said the benefits are more In the form of a loan. Strikers owning real or personal property must sign a lien or chattel mortgage along with a promise to repay funds after they go back to work. Some could be asked to labor on state projects at $1 per hour to earn assistance With some 7,000 strikers affected, what could be the effect on the state welfare budget? We cant anticipate strikes when we make up the budget, Mr. Gundersen said. It could be serious If the lay-o- ff is prolonged. ture for strikers. When 1964 10c Is there really a difference between political candidates? Are the views of both major political parties Just about the same at the local level? What can one candidate promise that another cant? Which are best qualified? In need. What are you going to do? the commissioner asked When a man has a family, are you going to let the kids four-memb- er j Debate Series Set At Mall Face-To-Fac- theres child under six. This Is In addition to the distribution of commodities which some 800 families have received. To qualify for state welfare applicants must prove they have exhausted all. other financial resources. A statement from the union is required listing benefits and a band or credit union must verify that a cash loan Is not possible. Union strike benefits are deducted from state welfare payments. United Steel Workers, for example, have a fund to assist needy families. A family receives an average of $22 per week. The maximum Is $28 for a family of seven. Union grants are In the form of money orders made out to one of three supermarket chains and can be used for food only. The checks prohibit the purchase of liquor or cigarettes. Union offices are also trying to find work of any na- i Is There A Choice? t Rescue Needy Strikers The Kennecott labor dispute has been estimated to have'cost the states economy some $12 million so far but this Is In money that wasn't spent, wages that were never paid. Last week, however, for the first time taxpayers were called upon to dig directly into the till as a result of the prolonged labor dispute. The Utah State Welfare Commission on August 18, approved cash aid to strikers In cases of extreme hardship. At the same time, welfare department director James A. Miller says he feels sure other applications have increased as a result of the lag In Utahs economy. So far, the department has received some 22 applications for aid and, Mr. Miller said, most of these have been approved. Benefits, In the form of food allowances, are set by law at $27.50 per month for each adult In a family, $24.70 for each child six to 13 years and $17.50 for each 27, Thursday, August fj to PICTORIAL HOME BUYERS GUIDE Page 9 60 Vol. IX No. we. If choices each year for the vacation quarter they wish assigned to thqlr children. They may select the same quarter for all their children, even though some may attend different schools. "Or they may choose to not on have all their children v vacation at the same time. "Many, we believe, will want to select a spring, fall or winter vacation to take advantage of less crowded conditions, cooler weather or seasonal activities such as skiing The Important point, however, Is that family wishes will be respected under the plan. Vacation scheduling will be processedby computer on Page 4) parents anticipate that the staggered vacation schedule would disrupt family vacation. ANSWER: "It lsoirue that the plan would require change In the concept that school vacations should be held exclusively during summer months. "However, we believe the plan we have proposed Is much more flexible than any similar plan which has previously been tried. As a result, families would not be Inconvenienced to any great extent. "Children would not arbitrarily be assigned a vacation period as some have assumed. As a part of the registration process, parents would Indicate their first and second Mountain 66 Circulation 278-28- er schedule. 2.- ) Students would attend schools for nine months or three quarters, the same period as the present school percent without Increasing the total cost for teacher NEWS & ADS 278-28- four-quart- nd tors. 6 We have two alternative of action, he said. We can shoulder an Increased tax burden ... and try to each a solution ' within the ramework of our present school system or we can solve the problem by making better use of the people, facilities and financial resources we already have. Basics of the plan: 1.) Schools would be operated on a 12 month, courses ( the remaining 10 acres. While they have no assurance that the county 'would or could purchase the site, some feel Its a better bet than holding out for the whole 16 acres of parkland. Others say the club Is giving a little to get a lot. for this year, he was nominated again by convention for his board post before resigning Thursday . Doctor Browns name will appear on the ballot unless he decides to drop out. So far, three candidates are preparing to battle it out for the single vacancy In District 3. They are Doctor Brown, If he decides to run; Calvin S. Smith, nominated by convention; and Mrs. Ure, who filed through petition. District 3 Includes Salt Lake, Tooele, Summit And Daggett counties. Hopeful state board of education candidates have until the last Wednesday of September to file with the Secretary of States office. his Concerning old board seat, Doctor Brown I have no plans right said: now, but Ill be making up ray mind soon. So right now, Mrs. Ure, past president of the Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers, Isnt sure If her bonnet is In the political ring with one or two Stetsons. An active layman In education since 1947, Mrs. Ure served as president of UbbleEd- - iima wtM MRS. URE ward PTA, of Granite Council PTA, as well as vice president and president of the Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers. She Is a member of the board of the Utah Council on Economic Education, vice chairman, Utah Committee on" Children and Youth, a member of the board of directors of the Community Services Council, secretary-treasur- er Salt Lake City Center for the Prevention of Suicide and a former member of the board of directors of the League of Women Voters ofSfialt Lake City. Mrs. Ure Is also a member of the Salt Lake County Board of Health' and the Utah Training Center for the Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency. Mother of four children, Mrs. Ure and her husband, James, live at 3105 Imperial Street. Elections for the state board of education Posts will be held Tuesday November 3. . an |